2 children seriously injured by fireworks in Dorchester

Updated: Jul 5, 2015 - 1:09 PM

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2 children seriously injured by fireworks in Dorchester

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Two children under the age of 10 were seriously injured by fireworks over the holiday weekend. One boy lost his hand and another cannot see. The two were part of a group of children who lit fireworks that they found near a park.

The incident happened on Sunday around noon on Howard Avenue in Dorchester.

Nine-year-old Raciel Carbuccia lost a hand. The other boy, Jerry Constantine, suffered injuries to his face and cannot see, according to family members.

"He starts to cry when he knows he can't see us," said Briana Flores, Jerry's cousin. "He still has no vision."

Both boys suffered burns to their hands and face.

"His hands, the skin was blown off. They had to skin graft his arms to his hand to repair it," said Jerry's aunt and guardian Tiffany Oliva.

On Monday morning, Boston Children's Hospital officials said that Raciel Carbuccia was listed in fair condition.

Boston Police Superintendent in Chief William Gross asked members of the public to go around their homes and playgrounds to make sure there were no fireworks left in the vicinity where children could get them. Officers were searching a nearby park to look for any fireworks on the ground. Having, selling or buying fireworks in Massachusetts is illegal.